experimental use defense

experimental-use defense. Patents. A defense to a claim of patent infringement raised when the construction and use of the patented invention was for scientific purposes only. • While still recognized, this defense is narrowly construed and today may apply only to research that tests the inventor’s claims. 35 USCA § 271(e)(1). [Cases: Patents 260. C.J.S. Patents § 406.]

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词条贡献者

法律翻译王漾，在一家顶尖英国律师事务所的上海办公室担任全职法律翻译，专注翻译各类与大中华业务有关的法律文件。